A good kolsch is a wonderfully drinkable beer and Green & Gold Kolsch is a fine example (so is Occidental Kolsch, brewed under the St. Johns Bridge)

Blacklight
IPA Launch Party

7 p.m. Friday, Kelly’s Olympian, 426 S.W. Washington
St.;

Join
Widmer Brothers and Boneyard at Kelly’s Olympian for the official
Portland launch of Blacklight IPA, a bold, hop-forward session style
black ale. Blacklight IPA is a collaboration between the two
breweries --- the first of six with Widmer Brothers and Oregon
breweries to celebrate Widmer's 30th. Brewers from both both
breweries will be on hand to answer questions and three other Widmer
Brothers beers and three Boneyard beers will also be on tap, plus
live music from three bands.

Everybody's Brewing pub in White Salmon...FoystonFoto

First
Friday Tap Takeover: Everybody's Brewing

7 p.m.
Friday, The Sellwood Public House, 8132 SE 13th Ave.;

Everybody's
Brewing from White Salmon is the guest this month and they'll bring

Common Ale, Local Logger Lager, How
Down Brown, Country Boy IPA, Big Brother IIPA, Lil’ Sister ISA and
Cash Stout.

Saturday's
match between the Timbers and the Seattle Sounders should be a
hard-fought affair, so fans might want to join Kurt and Rob Widmer
and Abram Goldman-Armstrong for the official launch of Widmer
Brothers Green & Gold Kölsch and a pre-game toast to the Timbers
Army. Green & Gold Kölsch is a collaboration between Widmer and
the Timbers Army: Goldman-Armstrong won the 2012 Timbers Army
Homebrew Competition with his easy drinking Kölsch recipe, which was
then scaled up to commercial volume at the Widmer Brothers brewery.
The style is named for the city of Cologne, or Koln, where the
straw-gold beer is a tradition. Like an Altbier, Kolsch is fermented
warm at ale temperatures and then lagered, or cold-conditioned. A
good kolsch is a wonderfully drinkable beer and Green & Gold
Kolsch is a fine example (so is Occidental Kolsch, brewed under the
St. Johns Bridge...) The beer was a hit last year with Timbers fans
AND beer fans, so much so that Widmer is re-releasing the beer this
year: you should be able to find it in a cooler near you in 22-ounce
bottles.

Jason Kahler and the Solera beer garden in Parkdale: the most beautiful in the world --- even at dusk...FoystonFoto

Solera/Logsdon
Collaboration Release Party

5-7 p.m.
Saturday, Volcanic Bottle Shop, Hood River;

Solera and
Logsdon Farmhose Ales teamed up for their first collaboration beer,
Half Naked Spring Break. Jason Kahler of Solera brewed the Half
Naked --- a light bodied and refreshing sour farmhouse ale, brewed
with German pilsner malt and Canadian wheat, no hops. Primary
fermentation with their house Lactobacillus strain, secondary
fermentation with a traditional farmhouse yeast strain. 6.5%ABV, 0
IBU Logsdon's Chuck Porter brewed the Spring Equinox - a dark
saison, brewed with wheat and roasted barley malts with whole groats,
low hop bitterness, and a traditional farmhouse yeast fermentation
with Brettanomyces. 6.5% ABV, 7 IBUTogether they make Half Naked
Spring Break - a 50/50 blend of the two beers that were brewed with
the intention of being interesting on their own, but would also marry
well in a blend, a limited, draft only release. The party includes
live music by Matt Messier & Shawn Northrop.

Lompoc's hard-working brew crew: Irena is now brewing in Pennsylvania for Victory, but the rest should be on hand Tuesday... Chris Crabb

Tangerine
Dream & Dussel Alt Release Party

5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Lompoc Hedge House, 3412 S.E. Division St.;

Lompoc
brewers made Tangerine Dream Belgian Ale for the 2014 Portland
Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival using the Leuven Pale yeast strain
and tangerine juice added at the end of fermentation. The 6-percent
ale has a big citrus aroma and flavor finishing spicy and slightly
tart. Dussel Alt is a copper-colored German-style session ale with a
malty body and assertive hopping compared to most German beers. It's
also the favorite beer style of many beer fans whose introduction to
craft brewing was a pint of Widmer's legendary Altbier --- still
available at the Widmer Pub --- and Lompoc's version promises to be a
worthy one.

Portland's favorite beer-tour company
celebrates three years with a party featuring John Harris’
Ecliptic beers and the Bear Water band inside Ecliptic’s brewery.
They’ll also have Giant Jenga and other games. Five bucks buys your
first beer and a souvenir Brewvana pilsner glass; additional beers
will be available at a discount for party-goers.

Orlison Lager Tasting

6-9 p.m. Thursday, the BeerMongers,
1125 S.E. Division St.;

If you love lagers, you'll want to
try the beers from Orlison Brewing, an acclaimed new lager brewery in
Spokane. Brian Grey from the brewerywill be pouring samples of
Orlison's canned lagers and the Mongers will have an exclusive
Orlison beer on tap.

North
45 hosts an annual winter BBQ extravaganza on Thursdays beginning in
late November and culminating in this event, with the return of the
all 20 guest brewers and more succulent ribs. Also: several raffles
for prizes donated by the brewers (bikes, hoodies, etc). Here's the
list of brewers and beers: